"Well, filling in or not, I meant what I said. The kind words were appreciated, even if not at all deserved." Not even remotely deserved, but the priest had still spoken them, even after hearing the start of his sins.

And here was Liam looking at Riley with something sparking in dark eyes, interest that he wasn't bothering to hide. "If one of those troublemakers is named Patrick, I'd like to apologize on his behalf."

Because yeah, Trick could be a handful when he got something in his head. Not that Liam would hold that against him. His baby brother was a good man, far better than Liam could dream of being.